PREVIEW | Yeovil Town v Newport County

After a fortnight's break, Sky Bet League Two action returns to Huish Park as the Glovers host the Exiles on Saturday (3pm).

The weekend's action will be Town's first in the league since hosting Carlisle two weeks previous, with Darren Way's side looking to return to winning ways.

The Green & Whites travelled to Shropshire in midweek to take on Shrewsbury in the Checkatrade Trophy semi-final, but a narrow defeat to the League One high flyers sees Yeovil return to Somerset with League Two now their sole focus.

Town now know they'll be without the services of Jake Gray (ankle) for the remainder of the season, joining Artur Krysiak, Nathan Smith, Dan Alfei and James Bailey (all knee).

Southampton loanee Marcus Barnes returned to training this week following a lengthy layoff but will have to wait and see whether Saturday's match comes too soon.

However, the Glovers will be able to pick Francois Zoko after the Ivorian returned from a two-match suspenion at the New Meadow in midweek.

Heading across the bridge to Somerset, Newport will be searching for a first league win in eight.

Mike Flynn's side have drawn their last three outings, with their last league victory coming over Crawley in the middle of January.

The Welsh outfit will make the trip with two familiar faces in the form of former Yeovil players Matty Dolan and Ben Tozer.

Head-to-headYeovil will be looking to continue their 100% record over County.

The Glovers have won both of the previous league meetings at Huish Park by the same 1-0 scoreline, with Dan Butler's own goal gifting Town the win last season.

Jack Compton netted the winning penalty in the same fixture towards the end of the 2015/16 campaign.

OfficialsLee Collins (Surrey) will be the man in the middle on Saturday.

It will be his second trip to Huish Park of the season having overseen Lincoln's 2-0 win back in December.

REPORT | Yeovil Town 0-2 Newport County

Newport goalkeeper Joe Day provided the heroics to see the Exiles come away from Huish Park 2-0 victors.

Looking to get back to winning ways in Sky Bet League Two, Town enjoyed the better of the opening 45 minutes with Connor Smith and Omar Sowunmi both going close.

The hosts remained on top after the break but fell behind on 57 minutes when former loanee Josh Sheehan converted a flowing move.

After an already impressive first half the seemingly unbeatable Joe Day produced two stunning saves to deny Francois Zoko an equaliser, before Paul Hayes rounded off the win in second half stoppage time.

After suffering a narrow Checkatrade Trophy semi-final defeat at Shrewsbury Town in midweek, Darren Way made two changes for the return to league action.

Reverting to a more familiar 4-4-2 formation, Sam Surridge and Lewis Wing came in for Oscar Gobern and Jared Bird, as the former dropped from the matchday 18.

Missing out through illness Alefe Santos dropped from the squad along with Ryan Seager as the sixth loan, meaning Marcus Barnes was involved for the first time since mid-January following an ankle injury.

Looking to replicate their early February form which saw four straight wins at home, the Glovers started in positive fashion with two early chances.

Enjoying a spell of dominance, Connor Smith almost opened the scoring when his quickly taken free-kick from 30 yards had to be tipped round the post by a scrambling Joe Day.

From the resulting corner, the Exiles 'keeper was called into action once again reacting well to palm away Omar Sowunmi's header.

The early opportunities pathed the way for a first-half of relative dominance for the hosts who stroked the ball about competently in a show of confidence.

Strike duo Surridge and Francois Zoko both looked menacing in the final third, but Town couldn't call Day into further action as Newport registered their first meaningful attempt on goal with 36 minutes on the clock.

Former Town duo of Josh Sheehan and Matty Dolan combined at a corner, with the latter's miss-hit volley being flicked goalwards by Padraig Amond who tested the reflexes of Jonny Maddison between the sticks.

That was as good as it got for the Welsh outfit in the first half as the Green & Whites remained on top, only lacking an opening goal from an otherwise dominant display.

Keen to turn territory into the lead Way's side continued where they left off after the break.

Captain Zoko twice went close to opening the scoring, whilst at the other end Robbie Willmott pulled a driven strike just wide as the game started to open up.

With the hosts still in control a Newport opener seemed unlikely, but against the run of play Mike Flynn's side broke the deadlock.

Ben White's pull-back picked out Sheehan in the middle, which the former Swansea midfielder competently swept into the far corner in front of the travelling fans.

Looking for an immediate response, Day had to be at his best once again to keep out Town's captain, when he raced from his line to block Zoko's shot from close range.

Becoming a personal duel between the two the County stopper produced another stunning save on 67 minutes, somehow getting a hand down low to push away the striker's well-directed header.

Emptying the bench of attacking options the Glovers switched to 4-3-3 for the final 10 minutes, committing numbers forward.

However, with Newport camped in their half to defend their lead Way's side couldn't find a way through and were dealt a sucker punch when Hayes coolly converted a second with numbers scarce at the back for Town.

TICKETS | Be part of it at Huish Park this weekend

Head to Huish Park this weekend and be part of it as the Glovers host Newport County in Sky Bet League Two.

Back in league action following Tuesday's Checkatrade Trophy semi-final with Shrewsbury, Town are looking to repeat their early February run of form which saw Darren Way's side record three wins and a draw.

Looking to pull closer to mid-table, the Green & Whites will be aiming to exact revenge on the Exiles who ran out 2-0 victors back in October.

However, Yeovil have a 100% record against Newport at Huish Park and you can be a part of it.

Tickets remain on sale and can be claimed by visiting the ticket office in person or by calling 01935 847888.

Alternatively, you can purchase online by using the club's new and improved ticketing system, which now allows you to look at the view from any spot within the stadium and provides a mobile-friendly service.